How ‘camo’ fish hide in plain sight
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — The lookdown fish can camouflage itself in the ocean by manipulating how light reflects off its skin. Continue…
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Science & Technology - May 20, 2013 12:48 - 3 Comments
‘Crazy ant’ invaders make fire ants seem polite
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Invasive “crazy ants” are displacing fire ants across the southeastern United States and may have dramatic effects on the region’s ecosystem, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 29, 2013 13:12 - 1 Comment
Bacteria help trace how alcohol binds to brain
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — Bacteria that grows only on rocks in the Swiss Alps has helped researchers identify how alcohol might affect key brain proteins. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 25, 2013 6:34 - 0 Comments
Dead zebras help detect how anthrax spreads
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — Scavengers might not play as key a role in spreading anthrax through wildlife populations as scientists previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 27, 2013 11:22 - 1 Comment
Texas Longhorns trace roots to Columbus voyage
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Texas Longhorn cattle are direct descendants of the first cattle in the New World, which were brought over by Columbus in 1493, new research reveals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 12:30 - 0 Comments
With anti-viral genes, T cells ward off HIV
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN / STANFORD (US) — To help key immune cells resist infection from HIV, scientists have used a kind of “molecular scissors” to cut and paste a series of HIV-resistant genes into their DNA. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2013 12:47 - 1 Comment
It’s easy for lonely rats to get addicted
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Rats kept alone during their “teen” years are more likely to become addicted to amphetamines and alcohol—even after they reunite with peers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 21, 2013 13:50 - 2 Comments
The dirty little secret for making better vaccines
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — A menu of 61 new strains of genetically engineered bacteria may mean better vaccines for diseases like flu, whooping cough, cholera, and HPV. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 14, 2012 14:44 - 0 Comments
Fit more on a drive with ‘dot’ self-assembly
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — The storage capacity of hard disk drives could increase by a factor of five thanks to processes that get magnetic dots to organize themselves—and do it super fast. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 1, 2012 12:21 - 1 Comment
Virtual gamer bot beats Turing’s ‘human’ test
U. TEXAS – AUSTIN (US) — An artificially intelligent virtual gamer has won the BotPrize by convincing a panel of judges that it was more human-like than half of its human opponents. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 6, 2012 14:24 - 2 Comments
How protein ‘nanopistons’ unwind RNA
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Biologists have discovered how a family of proteins uses chemical energy to clamp down and pry open RNA strands. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 29, 2012 14:37 - 0 Comments
Cholera discovery clears way for new drugs
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Scientists have solved the 50-year mystery of how the bacteria that gives humans cholera manages to resist one of our basic innate immune responses. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 22, 2012 12:38 - 0 Comments
Third offspring later, chemical effects linger
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Exposure to chemicals has the ability to influence behavior of offspring several generations after the initial exposure, according to a new study. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 12, 2012 10:18 - 0 Comments
For pennies, origami sensor may detect HIV, malaria
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, a new 3-D sensor is designed to detect diseases for less than 10 cents a pop. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 24, 2012 17:47 - 0 Comments
Battery drain may influence app design
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — The first systematic power profiles of microprocessors could help lower the energy consumption of small and large devices, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 14, 2011 12:35 - 1 Comment
Mutant worms may tag Parkinson’s drugs
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Dopamine-deficient worms with a motor switching problem may help identify drugs that will benefit people with Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 21, 2011 10:34 - 1 Comment
Birth defect risk up 450% in rural China
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Pesticides and pollutants are linked to an alarming 450 percent increase in the risk of spina bifida and anencephaly in rural China, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 6, 2011 13:46 - 0 Comments
If you give a computer schizophrenia…
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN / YALE (US) — Researchers were able to elicit schizophrenia-like symptoms in a virtual computer network, mimicking the excessive release of dopamine in the human brain. (more…)
